Mutation mapping of a variegated EMS tomato reveals an FtsH-like protein precursor potentially causing patches of four phenotype classes in the leaves with distinctive internal morphology

Table 2 Histological characteristics of the WT and the four shades of green and white (DG, MG, LG, and WH) in the variegated tomato leaves

Type	Leaf Thickness (µm)	Thickness of Palisade Cell layer (µm)	Thickness of Spongy Cell layer (µm)	Palisade Cells/Spongy Cells (µm)
WT	158.16 ± 9.01^a	54.94 ± 3.83^a	76.46 ± 9.12^a	0.74 ± 0.10^b
DG	167.13 ± 14.39^a	44.89 ± 9.30^b	80.09 ± 22.18^a	0.57 ± 0.10^c
MG	118.16 ± 4.98^b	37.09 ± 2.09^c	59.56 ± 4.79^b	0.63 ± 0.07^bc
LG	123.12 ± 3.50^b	48.55 ± 7.65^ab	45.74 ± 5.27^b	1.09 ± 0.12^a
WH	121.82 ± 2.53^b	26.81 ± 4.55^d	74.14 ± 7.28^ab	0.39 ± 0.12^d

Letters for each parameter point at significant differences at p ≤ 0.05. WT refers to the wildtype TOMAC463 variety, and DG, MG, LG, and WH to dark green, medium green, light green, and white leaf sectors, respectively

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